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And we had him up to the sick-room, and had a high talk; and Tom give Jim forty dollars for being prisoner for us so patient, and doing it up so good, and Jim was pleased most to death, and busted out, and says: "DAH, now, Huck, what I tell you? what I tell you up dah on Jackson islan'? I TOLE you I got a hairy breas', en what's de sign un it; en I TOLE you I ben rich wunst, en gwineter to be rich AGIN; en it's come true; en heah she is!
Pomp know," he cried, running to me, and dropping on his knees as he pointed to the impression left in the dry sand by the butt. "Gun gone down dah." He began scratching up the sand for a few moments, and I watched him, half hoping and believing that he might be right. But the boy ceased as quickly as he had begun. "I know, Mass' George," he cried, starting up and gazing toward the river.
The boy looked at me with his face screwed up. "Pomp done know," he said. "Could you get the knots undone?" "Pomp 'fraid try. Come and hit um. Going to kill us, Mass' George?" "Oh, no; I don't think there's any fear of that." "Then why they tie us up?" "Don't talk so loud. It makes them look round." "Look dah!" "What at?" "Dah de gun. Dat big ugly Injum got um. Him fief."
I cried, as I tried to check the progress of the boat on catching sight of the oar gliding swiftly down stream twenty yards away. "There it is. Wait till it comes close. I'll try and manage to get you near it." "Dah it am! Whah?" "There, just off to your left." "So um are, Mass' George. 'Gator no like um, an' 'pit um out 'gain." "There: mind! Now then, quick! Catch hold."
Haydon, "that's why the air was fairly sweet in the tunnel. There has been a draught through, more or less." Jack sprang forward, dah in hand, and began to slash at the network of creepers and saplings which blocked the mouth of the tunnel. In a few minutes he had cut a path out, and they crept cautiously forth and looked round to see what place they had gained.
I ought to have sent a messenger on horseback half an hour ago," he added to Philip, "she will be transported with our victory. You must stop to breakfast, and see the excitement." The servant soon came back, with a wondering look and reported, "Miss Laura ain't dah, sah. I reckon she hain't been dah all night!" The Senator and Philip both started up.
There warn't nothing to do now but to look out sharp for the town, and not pass it without seeing it. He said he'd be mighty sure to see it, because he'd be a free man the minute he seen it, but if he missed it he'd be in a slave country again and no more show for freedom. Every little while he jumps up and says: "Dah she is?" But it warn't.
How was I gwyne to know it? "Well, one night we had a big sojer ball; de sojers dah at Newbern was always havin' balls an' carryin' on. Dey had 'em in my kitchen, heaps o' times, 'ca'se it was so big. Mine you, I was DOWN on sich doin's; beca'se my place was wid de officers, an' it rasp me to have dem common sojers cavortin' roun' in my kitchen like dat.
For there was a sudden patter of feet beyond the gap, and then a figure with flying kilt, and fierce, dark face flashed into sight. Upon this Kachin had the lot fallen to leap the gap and lead an attack on the fugitives. Had not Jack's bar been ready, the fiery mountaineer would have been among them, with his gleaming dah poised for the stroke.
Once 'pon a time dey wuz a momsus mean man, en he live 'way out in de prairie all 'lone by hisself, 'cep'n he had a wife. En bimeby she died, en he tuck en toted her way out dah in de prairie en buried her. Well, she had a golden arm all solid gold, fum de shoulder down. He wuz pow'ful mean pow'ful; en dat night he couldn't sleep, caze he want dat golden arm so bad.
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